Water and sodium retention during severe hypothyroidism create a state of volume depletion, low extracellular fluid osmolality and increased water retention. The hypothyroid population is ...

There are many different reasons why either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism might develop. Currently, about 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. People of all ages and races ...

Hypothyroidism is commonly treated with levothyroxine, with pregnancy increasing levothyroxine requirements in most women treated for hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is often treated with ...